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Iran moves closer to nuke warhead capacity
VIENNA - Iran pressed ahead Monday with plans that will increase its ability to make nuclear weapons as it formally informed the U.N. nuclear agency of its intention to enrich uranium to higher levels.
Nations:Russia France People:Robert Gates Barack Obama Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Activities:Iran Nuclear Crisis Source:(AP)
2010-02-08
Obama's health care summit: Just for show?
WASHINGTON - Could this turn into something more than political theater? President Barack Obama's televised dialogue with Republican lawmakers on health care, promised for later this month, has the makings of an entertaining exchange. But the differences between the basic Democratic and GOP ideas are stark - and the two sides have increasingly hardened their positions in this election year.
People:Rahm Emanuel John Boehner Harry Reid Nancy Pelosi Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2009 US Health Reform Obama Admin.
2010-02-08
Rep. John Murtha, voice for veterans, dies at 77
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday following complications from gallbladder surgery. He was 77.
Nations:U.S. People:John Murtha Barack Obama George W. Bush Activities:Vietnam War Source:(AP)
2010-02-08
Weather closes government offices a second day
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal government agencies in the capital region will remain closed for a second day on Tuesday as residents brace for another blizzard while trying to clean up from a weekend storm that paralyzed the area with two feet of snow.
People:Barack Obama Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-08
Super Bowl is most watched TV show ever
NEW YORK - The New Orleans Saints' victory over Indianapolis in the Super Bowl was watched by more than 106 million people, surpassing the 1983 finale of "M-A-S-H" to become the most-watched program in U.S. television history, the Nielsen Co. said Monday.
Nations:U.S. People:Babe Ruth Peyton Manning Activities:2005 Hurricane Katrina Source:(AP)
2010-02-08
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